# Blacknut

> Blacknut is a VC fund in Cesson-sévigné. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cesson-sévigné, France
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blacknut-sas/?originalSubdomain=in
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Blacknut_Games
- Website: https://www.blacknut.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blacknutgaming/

Blacknut is a VC fund in Cesson-sévigné. Blacknut is the world's leading pure player cloud gaming service dedicated to the general public, distributed both direct to consumers and B2B through ISPs, device manufacturers, OTT services & Media companies. Blacknut offers the largest catalogue of premium games with 400+ premium titles carefully selected for the whole family, allincluded in a monthly subscription. The service is now available across Europe, Asia & North America on a wide range of devices, including mobiles, set-top-boxes and Smart TVs. Blacknut was founded in 2016 by Olivier Avaro (CEO) and is headquartered in Rennes, France, with offices in Paris, Seoul and San Francisco.

## Contacts

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## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Olivier Avaro | Founder & CEO | 1 | — |
| Daphne Parot | Chief Marketing Officer | 0 | — |
| Edwige Gaba | CFO | 0 | — |
| Nabil Laredj | Director, Licensing & Business Development | 0 | — |
| Pascal Manchon | CTO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Radian Arc | Radian Arc is a content delivery network (CDN) that sets up broadband services around the world to make it easier to send video or gaming data to consumers. | $10M | Series B | Jun 11, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AMD Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amd-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BITKRAFT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitkraft-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Boston — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Saffelberg Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saffelberg-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Square Enix Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/square-enix-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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### Who are the partners at Blacknut?

The team at Blacknut includes Olivier Avaro (Founder & CEO), Daphne Parot (Chief Marketing Officer) and Edwige Gaba (CFO), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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